Six novel phosphoramidate prodrugs of uridine analogues, with structural modifications introduced at the 6- and 2',6-positions, have been prepared and evaluated for selective antiviral activity against hepatitis C virus, as well as other positive-stranded RNA viruses. An analysis of the conformational properties of the parent nucleosides was carried out using two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy based experiments, highlighting a 3'-endo (North) sugar puckering preference and syn orientation.
Keywords: Conformation; HCV; Nucleosides; Phosphoramidates; Prodrugs.
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